Quote Originally Posted by Clump View Post
I never thought about a possible issue using a PATA DVD drive. I was able to install Vista x64 onto a RAIDO array with no F6 drivers, etc. and it's worked without issue for a few weeks now. I'm running a SATA DVD and have nothing even hooked up to the PATA port. Since JMicron is the only way to get PATA support there may be some odd conflict. The JMicron controller on the P5WDH was a PITA.

Hopefully thi will help somebody put the puzzle together.
That's what I speculated, but you are not using Maxtor/Seagate drives, and most other brands do not seem to be exposed to the same timeout issues.
If you were using Maxtor/Seagate drives, it would have been great if you were able to plug in a IDE DVD-RW just to test.